진남포

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鎭南浦, from 鎭 (“suppress”) + 南浦, renamed by the Japanese colonial administration.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nna̠mpʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)남포]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinnampo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinnampo
McCune–Reischauer?chinnamp'o
Yale Romanization?cīnnampho

Proper noun

진남포 • (Jinnampo) (hanja 鎭南浦)

  1. (historical, formal in South Korea) Nampo (a special city in North Korea)

Usage notes

This is the formal name of the city used by the South Korean Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces.

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